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carbyl

carbyl noun: a divalent carbon radical R₂C=.

Noun

carbyl (plural carbyls)

  1. A divalent carbon radical R₂C=
  2. (especially, in-compounds) The divalent radical derived from ethane -CH₂CH₂-

Forms of carbyl

pluralcarbyls

Questions about carbyl

What does carbyl mean?
Carbyl means a divalent carbon radical R₂C=.
What part of speech is carbyl?
Carbyl is a noun.
What is the plural of carbyl?
The plural of carbyl is carbyls.

Words near carbyl in the dictionary

  1. carburizes
  2. carburizing
  3. carbutamide
  4. carbuterol
  5. carby
  6. carbyl
  7. carbylamine
  8. carbylamines
  9. carbyls
  10. carbyne
  11. carbynes

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